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I think I could deal with a single email from each vendor. Maybe even two if the second catches me on a good day. But, this incessant, "we will force you to re
by unclebucknasty 14y ago
I think I could deal with a single email from each vendor. Maybe even two if the second catches me on a good day.
But, this incessant, "we will force you to reply and act increasingly irritated if you don't" bit is out of control. Like I owe them my time? It also doesn't give me much confidence that they will actually stop.
My gripe is why should I be forced to make an effort to get someone to stop bugging me?
- 1123581321 14y agoIt's a good question, but it's simply the nature of human communication that one party can initiate it and the other party needs to communicate back to prevent future initiations. E-mail just makes it easier for more parties to initiate communication with you. I think a B2B do-not-solicit database will never happen, but it would be quite useful to have a database of businesses that promise to report to spam anybody who does not meet a certain standard of conduct.
- unclebucknasty 14y agoExcept that a non-reply is a form of communication, especially in this context. Sorry, I'm just not buying that it's acceptable human behavior to bug the heck out of someone because you want something from them, then act as if they owe you.
- 1123581321 14y agoWhat I actually said is it's okay to send an email if it's CAN-SPAM compliant and the sender complies with a quick, "no thanks."
- unclebucknasty 14y agoRight. I'm saying that choosing not to reply is a form of response and that should be sufficient to prevent future communications in this context. That, rather than me exercising my right and preference to not spend my time trying to determine who is CANSPAM compliant, replying, etc. devolving into harrassment.